Jun 8, 2002 21:58
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English term

rx

English Medical Medical (general)
acronym
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medical abbreviation for prescription

but it can also be an
AMATEUR RADIO RECEIVER

depends on the further context which is missing.

ref. for both possibilities: Babylon
Peer comment(s):

agree MMUlr : with prescription
1497 days
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3 hrs

take

Rx can mean a prescription. Also, within a prescription text, rx means take.

A less likely meaning: In India and Pakistan and other countries rx signifies tens of rupees.
Reference:

Random House DoA

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1970 days

rx

It can mean treatment, to take (as in a prescription), or be the subscript on the prescription itself. Commonly used to denote the prescription/treatment itself (as on a pill bottle or the doctor's prescription).
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